Shelly-Ann M Love, Jason M Collins, Kurtis M Anthony, Sophie F Buchheit, Eboneé N Butler, Ganga S Bey, Rahul Gondalia, Kathleen M Hayden, Anthony S Zannas, Alexander G Bick, JoAnn E Manson, Pinkal M Desai, Pradeep Natarajan, Romit Bhattacharya, Siddhartha Jaiswal, Ana Barac, Alex Reiner, Charles Kooperberg, James D Stewart, Eric A Whitsel
BACKGROUND: Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP), the expansion of leukemogenic mutations in white blood cells, has been associated with increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and mortality. OBJECTIVE: We examined the relationship between individual- and neighborhood-level socioeconomic status (SES) and CHIP and evaluated effect modification by interpersonal and intrapersonal resources. METHODS: The study population included 10,799 postmenopausal women from the Women's Health Initiative without hematologic malignancy or antineoplastic medication use...
December 6, 2023: Women's Health Issues: Official Publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health